Barren Lands
Subtitle: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Published: October 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780716740261
Subjects: Economics, Finance, Business and Industry; Mining; Technology; Metallurgy; Expeditions & Discoveries; History - General History; Polar Regions; Travel; Northwest Territories; North American; Travel / Adventure; Biography & Autobiography; Historical; Explorers; History; North America; Canada; Gems; Discovery and exploration; Arctic regions; Diamonds; Gras, Lac de, Region
First sentence: A thunderhead of mosquitoes attacked Chuck Fipke's entire body as he scrambled like a crab across the tundra looking for something.